Same on People Magazine editor! This type of internet selling is just a middle man of a puppy-mill!!! Why would you choose this person when I'm sure there are "REAL" entrepreneurs out there that you could have chosen with a "REAL" love of what they do and NOT just for the money as obviously this young man's only interest! IT IS A PUPPY_MILL PROMOTOR and YOU PEOPLE MAGAZINE are now associated as a Promotor of PUPPY_MILLS! ! !
Please makes sure your editors and writers educate and inform themselves better next time, this shows nothing buth carelessness and mediocrity on their side
People Mag you should be ashamed to run such a story glorifying a puppy broker. With millions of homeless animals being put down each year why not show their plight instead of endorsing puppymills
Puppy mills are a disgrace to the nation. Also that this helps them sell more puppys on the internet with out consideration for the welfare of the animal. Really not a good type of business to be in.
I'm amazed that you'd condone the actions of a teenager and his mother to sell puppies from their "puppymill" on a website where they have no idea who is buying them. It's just for money, can't you see that. I think you were completely irresponsible letting millions of people read about how "wonderful" this teenager is for adding to the horrible plight of animals in these kind of mills.
These people must be stopped. I wish people would stop buying pups from pet stores. This such a horrible practice. There are enough dogs in shelters that need homes, this indiscriminate breeding needs to be stopped ! And calling this kid an entrepreneur is just disgusting.
Could you please have someone write these articles who is educated on animals and their abuse. This should not be promoted in a positive light as it serves to validate an unsavory practice of animal suffering and abuse.
There are peopel all over the world trying to stop this kind of animal abuse and yet here you are giving praise and recognition to this boy...you should be ashamed!
I'm extremely disappointed that you would publish a story "glorifying" this boy and his business of selling poor, innocent animals to anyone willing to pay the price. He has no regard for the animals or their pain and suffering and does not care at all WHO buys them or how they will be taken care of (or not). This is a slap in the face to every animal rescuer in this nation and there are thousands of us.
We toil daily to SAVE these animals and get them into loving, caring, forever homes. We screen these applicants and even do home visits to insure the safety and well-being of the animals we place. If, for any reason, a family can't keep the animal they adopted, we will ALWAYS take the animal back and find him or her another home for life. There are THOUSANDS of animals euthanized every day in this country (and others) and this ‘business’ of his only adds to those numbers and the misery of those animals. Please don’t add to the pain by encouraging others to make money the way this boy has, it is WRONG and unconscionable.
Thank you for taking the time to read this, we in animal rescue appreciate it. We also hope that perhaps you will ‘showcase’ the other side of the story – the one that lets people know there is a huge crisis in this country and animals are dying every single day for want of a home. There are already too many animals and not enough homes.
While many thousands of rescuers and responsible breeders are trying to educate the public about puppymills and puppy brokers, it is very disheartening to see your magazine promoting this young puppy broker as an example to our young people. Apparently your staff could benefit from education on the real horrors of puppymills in the USA. Shame on you for your lack of investigation before holding up this young "entrepeneur" to an unsuspecting public!!
In addition to publishing the article on puppymills, Timothy Hampson should also be given the chance to defend himself and let us know his responsibility in the care of dogs that are not perfect or healthy or had not sold if there is any honor and integrity to his business.
I have read People for years. I find it difficult to believe that People would support puppymills. That is what this teen is doing. I'm all for teens being entrepreneurs, but this is unbelievable. Puppymill pups are treated poorly and those of us in rescue keep trying to educate people about puppymills and have to frequently save dogs from this life. It's a shame you have supported this.
I think it is atrocious that People magazine is giving this kid kudos for supporting irresponsible breeding that will only lead to the deaths of more innocent animals. Not the message to send!
People magazine is junk and their readership is for idiots and the editor knows it. It's amazing how stupid human beings can be and People magazine makes money with crap that an eight year old could read. The good news is, the world has a way of taking care of those who do stupid things....
I intend on boycotting People magazine and telling everyone I know about this ignorant and trashy article.
Shame on you People Magazine, promoting a puppymill. I don't believe a 16 yr old has the knowledge to raise and care for so many different types of dogs and their problems.
I am shocked that People Magazine would feature this child puppy mill promoter! Puppy mills are wrong, he and his mother should know better ..and especially PEOPLE MAGAZINE!!!
Even though there are laws that permit enterprize. The magazine with their Attorneys should establish policy guidelines that would disallow this type of exploitation of animal cruelty.
This is a "puppy mill" outlet !! Plain and simple !! I trust that People Magazine will provide a follow up article applauding responsible breeder's and responsible rescue. As well as exposing the deplorable and cruel practices of puppy mills.
Your magazine should cover a story of the true atrocities that go on at puppy mills. Yes, they make money. But many innocent animals live in filthy, unhealthy conditions to make a buck. And, those are the lucky ones that are healthy enough to breed. The poor animals that have visible defects are left to starve since they can't be sold.
I am a member of PETA & think puppymills & backyard breeders should be STOPPED. Kindly write an article about puppymills & educate the public on the need to rescue from our shelters.
Teen entrepreneurism is fine ... but not at the cost of suffering. Please let Mr. Hampson know there are better, more humane ways to do animal-related business. This is a shame.
What this boy is doing is not about enterprise... its about misery. And his lame excuse for an application is nothing but a ruse. As long as he sells these dogs, he is supporting puppy mills and back yard breeders and causing more and more pet over-population. This boy and his mother need to go volunteer at some shelters and rescues and see the heartbreak of the thousands and thousands of homeless, abused and neglected dogs and cats dying everyday. This website is a very bad idea and if you print that article including Timothy Hampson, then it will be a crying shame. Furthermore, I will boycott your magazine and all of your advertisers.
You should be ashamed on promoting this young man and his "business." I used to purchase your magazine, but I can no longer when you support and glamorize the puppymill industry.
I think what this kid is doing is sick and I'm sure the parents are somewhat invoved with brokering these helpless puppies.... I'm hope that People Magazine will include a artical on rescue dogs and puppymills...
Mostly I just think that "puppymills" should be outlawed. These animals are rarely treated decently, and although we have "freedom of the press" I feel that anything condoning possible mistreatment of animals shouldn't be encouraged.
I own a publication based in Missouri and fight very hard to promote awareness on puppy mills and this exact type of thing you are promoting in this article. What a disgrace for People magazine to be involved with!!
This article is glorifying the most disgusting entity in the pet world. This kid has no way of knowing where these pups really go when he sends them to new homes... This is nauseating.
I too am horrified that People would print such a story without any concern about the obvious repercussions! I am still in contact with my "puppy buyers" from a litter that just turned 10! Can your boy (or his Mom) make the same statement after only weeks??? Very irresponsible!
This article glamourizes success at all costs and "to hell with the consequenses" mentality. Are these breeding machine dogs producing healthy pups - free of epiliepsy, hip/structure problems, etc? How does he handle the situation when a buyer no longer can keep a puppy or grown dog - it happens quite often (check your local shelter)!!! What responsibility does this business take for the puppies produced???
I can't believe that People magazine could possibly promote this!!! It is obvious that they didn't have the right people check out the article that were good breeders or knew that they were promoting puppymills!
I'm sure the teen entrepreneur angle and the cute name for the Web site were beguiling to some misguided assignment editor, but one would have thought there still was some adult supervision at the magazine. Lousy judgment, lazy reporting, dunderheaded decisionmaking. Nice job, People, another black eye for journalism. Just every once in a while, how about doing more than drive-by "journalism" and taking the easiest possible route to a piece? Now, let's see if you have the guts and ethics to go back and tell the real story about what a crummy decision you made and why this really is a tragic story. Here's hoping you try to prove this dreck isn't representative of the work of all the so-called journalists at your so-called magazine.
When did we lose sight of business ethics in this country? Please don't reward the lack of ethical standards shown by this young man. If you want to produce a healthy entrepeneur teach these young businessman that profit at the expense of your morality is no profit at all.
Unbelievable. Make your magazine more valuable by doing more research on puppy millers before glorifying such disgrace. Take the time to visit shelters and then think about how those dogs could benefit by someone glorifying the efforts of shelter employees saving dogs rather than some kid making a dollar on helpless animals. The shelter is where alot of the dogs people like this expolit end up. Does anyone care about them?? or just about making the quick buck?? there's you an article.
I read this article in complete discust and disbelief. Hopefully People will look into the other side of internet or regular puppy sellers, they are just looking at the $$$$ and not what a legitimate breeder is trying to do...to improve the breed, to test for anything that can bring genetic defects or inferior dogs into the gene pool. Encouraging and promoting some one like Timothy Hampson is just adding to the shelter and rescue population
Obviously you have no idea what a puppymill is and the horrendous conditions & lives these sweet innocent beings have to endure just for profit. This is a true example of "money is the root of all evil" - puppymills & the people that run them are evil. Go on some websites regarding puppymills - see for yourself the horrors done to the animals.
Highlighting a "teenage entrepreneur" running a puppy mill is an appallingly ignorant decision by the editors of People Magazine. Even more disturbing is the resulting influence such a story can have on readers who are uninformed about puppy mills.
All I can say is this article is appalling - glorifying puppy mills is just what we in the dog loving community need!!! Puppy mills MUST be STOPPED. Shame on you People Magazine for not doing proper research before doing this article!!
Please consider writing an aritcle on the horrors of puppymills and what concerned citizens can do to help put an end to this for the sake of thousands of helpless animals. I am shocked that your magazine would print an article about a young boy who is making money off innocent animals who are mere victims. By publishing this article you are promoting a horrible practice.
People Magazine's ability to influence the public is far reaching. Please consider publishing a piece representing the often overlooked, unpleasent side of Puppy MIlls and Back Yard Breeders. Educate the public, and empower them to make ethical, responsible choices when looking for a companion animal.
I can't believe that People magazine would endorse this kind of practice.
This is a bad example for all teenagers! Make money off of innocent animals and unsupecting people who want loving animals.
This is disgusting. I suggest a retraction be printed.
